Völkl armed their crew of riders with GoPros last winter and then cut together this edit of their footage. Click Play for an orgy of faceshots, POVs and selfies.

Riders: Chris Kröll, André Escobar, Michi Stanschitz, Martin Seiler, Aline Bock, Simon Pircher, Elena Könz, Maciek Dlugosz, Patrick Chinca, Antonio Contessi, Michi Schatz, Marius Bakken, Patrick Schöckl

Have yourselves a sneak peek at all the brand new 2014 snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and accessories on show last week at ISPO that will be tempting you to splash the cash come autumn. 

The annual snowboard industry trade show, ISPO, went down in Munich last week with all the brands showcasing their finest new products for the 2013 to 2014 winter season. We trawled the halls to give you a sneak peek at what you can expect in terms of snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and accessories come autumn when the gear hits stores. If you like product porno, click full screen and dive in to our monster gallery above, or click the brand links below for a sniff of what they had to offer.

What’s floating your boat of all that shred gear? And is there anything that you’re feeling the hate for? Let us know beneath the line…

686 outerwear, Adidas outerwear, boots & goggles, Airblaster, Airhole facemasks, Amplifi, Ashbury eyewear, Anon goggles & helmets, Arbor Snowboards, Bataleon Snowboards & outerwear, Bern helmets, Billabong outerwear, Body Glove protection, Bonfire outerwear, Burton Snowboards, boots, bindings & outerwear, Capita Snowboards, Colour Wear, Dakine backpacks, gloves & outerwear, DC Snowboards, boots & outerwear, Deeluxe boots, Dragon goggles, Dye goggles, Electric eyewear, Endeavor Snowboards, Flow Snowboards & bindings, Flux bindings, Giro helmets & goggles, Gnu Snowboards, Head Snowboards & boots, Holden outerwear, Home watches, Jones Snowboards, K2 Snowboards & bindings, L1 Outerwear, Level Gloves, Lib Tech Snowboards Lobster Snowboards, Neff hats, gloves & outerwear, Nike Snowboarding boots & outerwear, Nikita outerwear, snowboards & bindings, Nidecker Snowboards, Nitro Snowboards, boots, bindings & outerwear, Nixon watches, Oakley goggles & outerwear, O’Neill outerwear, Patagonia outerwear, Picture Organic Clothing, Pro-Tec helmets, Quiksilver outerwear & goggles, Ride Snowboards, boots & bindings, Rip Curl outerwear, Rhythm outerwear & snowboards, Rome Snowboards, boots & bindings, Roxy snowboards & outerwear, Salomon snowboards, boots & bindings, Slash Snowboards, Smith goggles & helmets, Slytech protection, Spy goggles, Switchback bindings, Technine boards & bindings, ThirtyTwo boots & outerwear, Union bindings, Vans boots & outerwear, Volcom outerwear, Völkl Snowboards & bindings, Von Zipper goggles, Westbeach outerwear, Whitegold Snowboards, YES Snowboards, Zeal goggles

Völkl just dropped their 2011/2012 team movie called SIGMA. The Völkl team rides powder, grinds ledges, slides rails, hits table tops, pushes doubles and escapes avalanches.

Featured riders: Martin Seiler, Aline Bock, Chris ‘CK’ Kröll, Michi Stanschitz, Keiji Okamoto, Simon Pircher, Michael Schatz, Rob Matera, Roger Schuler, Roy Brönnimann, Patrick Cinca, Patrick Müller, Maria Kuzma

Locations: Austria, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand, Norway, USA

With the first season openings going down this very moment, it’s about time to check if your good ol’ shred gear from last year is ready for another round or retirement in a second hand store or on the fleamarket. If the latter is the case, you should take this chance to equip yourself with new stuff for free!

Because our good friends at Völkl were generous enough to give us on of their brand new Vice SQD snowboards and a pair of Fastec Choice Alu bindings. The Vice SQD is an eco-friendly twin rocker with Shock Absorber and Premium Carbon Weave, to make sure you destroy everything in the park with ease. The lightweight construction of the Fastec Choice will even enhance that, plus the rear entry makes it super easy to handle.

If you fancy this set up as your companion for the mountain this winter, head on over to voelkl-snowboards.com to find the answer to the following question:

[competition_42]

And for even more love – and more goodies to win – become our fan on Facebook (there’s rumors of a Völkl lifestyle package to be won…)

1. Lib Tech

TRS C2BTX

148N/ 151N/ 154/ 157/ 159/ 162/ 167

Designed by the likes of Eric Jackson and Sammy Leubke, you know this will be primed to sink its Magne-Tractioned fangs into pow and park with equal bloodlust. With Lib’s ‘C2 Power Banana’ combined base profi le you can expect the funtimes of banana with the pop of camber with a twin shape meaning you can attack all terrain regular or switch with no worries. Fast, stable, poppy, stompy? If this is what you’re after have a gander at the TRS.

€N/A

www.lib-tech.com

2. Nitro

Team

152/155/157/159/162

When you see many Nitro team dudes killing it, chances are they’ll be on this. Built to be lightweight, highperformance and able to take freestyle to any terrain, but affordable at the same time, it’s the perfect choice for shreds wanting to rip it without maxing out the Visa. Directional twin shape means it’ll work stepping up switch in the park or stomping in to pow, the Powercore will launch you easily onto rails and the sidecut’s tuned perfectly to help spin off kickers and prevent hooked landings. There’s also a version using Nitro’s blended Gullwing camber, and a wide version too for 10 bob more.

€399.90

www.nitrosnbrds.com

3. Billabong

Wolle

Wolle Nyvelt is a guy who knows a thing or two about shredding. Countless killer parts with Absinthe, mag interviews and a TWS Rider of the Year award mean it’s unsurprising that he’s a dab hand at helping Billabong to create a kick ass pro model jacket. With Wolle’s fully taped 10k waterproof/breathable fabric you’ll be protected from the elements and he’s opted to add in 60/80g of poly insulation for those bitter days sat on the chair. With vents to cool you down, a bunch of pockets, a pow skirt and an eye-popping design all at a solid price, this is one dope package.

€279.00

www.billabong.com

4. Head

Fountain i. Wmns

138/144/147/150/153

With ‘intellifi bres’ that alter their stiffness according to how hard you ride, you’ll benefi t from an easy time when cruising but you know that when you push it the Fountain will cope with your more full-on attacks. The true twin shape means it’s perfect for girls looking to up their freestyle game, along with the poppy carbon stringers that not only mean you’ll launch off kickers and onto rails with ease, the board will feel super lively too. Finished off with an easy to maintain, speedy base, this is a killer option for progressive female freestylers.

€379.95

www.ridehead.com

5. DC

Hestra

If you’ve not seen Torstein’s sterling contender for movie part of the year, put the mag down and get yourself a copy of Standard’s The Storming. When you’ve seen it you’ll know the Hestra is what Torstein takes to the BC for his switch back 10s and double cork insanity. You wanna be like him, we get it, so just buy it. Ok, bit more guff… 15/15k keeps the crap out so you can concentrate on your style, 30g insulation keeps you toasty when you’re chillin’, and the jacket has a long waist to help you bag that Horgmo hang-dog steeze.

€279.00

www.snow.dcshoes.com

6. vans

Aura Wmns

The Aura made waves when it dropped last season and now it’s built on that solid foundation to make itself even more awesome for year 2. With its forgiving fl ex, lightweight construction and sneaker-like sole, it’s a good choice for women wanting that skate shoe look and feel when they take on the mountain. New for this year is the Double Boa lacing, allowing you to fi ne-tune your dialled in fi t, a new ankle harness to lock you in tight, and an articulating cuff for more flexible freedom than ever.

€259.00

www.vanssnow.com

7. völkl

Squad Prime

152/155/158/159W

A firm favourite of the Völkl crew, the Squad Prime comes packed with Triple Premium Carbon to have you sending it and the Horror Shock Absorber is Chuck Norris tough while adding stability. It’s all about high-end freestyle, this shred sword, so its twin tip shape and stiffer flex will have savvy riders owning the park and pipe, and it’ll also perform awesomely when taking it for a spin across the whole mountain. As if this wasn’t enough, you can choose between regular and reverse cambers depending on your taste.

€529.00

www.voelkl-snowboards.com

8. Nike 6.0

Proost Down

No matter what language you say ‘cheers’ in, the Proost jacket will keep you warm before the booze takes hold. It’s not just good for afterski sessions either, the fully taped 10/10 fabric covering the 75% down fi lling keeps the snow where it should be and there’s a bunch of other features
that make it perfect for frigid days on the hill. From the lined scuba hood, to the cuffs with Lycra gaiters, to the vents, pockets and snowskirt, everything’s designed for ease of use with gloves on – or when drunk – and being from Nike’s Considered line means you get all this highperformance with low environmental impact.

€250.00

www.nike6.com

9. Adidas

ID2

We showed you the new, slimmed down ‘Pure’ version of this bad boy a few months back, but for those who like it more fl arey here’s the regular ID2 gog. It features all the same revolutionary anti-fogging, über-comfy face fi tting of the ID2 Pure, but with a larger external frame so you can be frontin’ more steeze. These shown are inspired by the artwork of team rider Lukas Goller so get these looking after your face marbles ASAP.

€ from 169.00

www.adidas.com/eyewear

10. Artec

Figment

151/155/158/161

This blunted twin is all about merging art, technology and design to create the perfect technical freestyle package. Delivering a loose yet responsive ride thanks to the asymmetrical Omega sidecut (deeper on the heelside), mellow fl ex and lively regular camber you can be sure that tackling minishred jibs or pro line wedges will be equally awesome. Under the hood there’s Artec’s top-end UltraTec wood core with CarboTech Lite contruction to keep your ride light and poppy, and with the TriTec sidewalls and a hyper fast AlphaTec base if you’re after a top-end freestyler you should check out the Figment.

€499.95

www.artecsnowboards.com

11. Nikita

Bodysnatcher

Is it called so because you’ll look so smoking that randoms will want to have away with you? Could be, as it’s certainly eye-catching and you know the Nikita style will have you looking like a robofox, but forget hookups: you want to be getting ill on the hill. And the Bodysnatcher is sure keep you shred happy thanks to its 10/10k critically taped fabric with all the goodness you need to have a good day on the mountain – wicking liner, pit vents, removable pow skirt with zip-to-pant interface, Lycra gaiters and all the pockets you could want.

€269.00

www.nikitaclothing.com

12. Forum

Destroyer

148/152/154/154W/156/156W/158/158W

Skulls, they’re just rad ain’t they. And these ones on this here Destroyer even have holes in ‘em where some mental’s cracked them open with a hammer. But the gnarl goes deeper than the topsheet – heavy hitting park rats will be amped on the carbon-powered Booter Boosters which crank up the board’s pop, while the core’s tip and tail have been shaved down to save weight and improve spinability without sacrificing strength and durability. The Destroyer’s mid-flex is tuned to give you a forgiving ride but with enough power to step it up when you wanna send it, and the sintered base will have you hitting the sweet spots with no problems.

€449.00

www.forumsnowboards.com

13. Union

Force

After a binder that will take a licking, keep on ticking, and deliver the kind of performance the 100-day-a year-plus rider demands? Check out the Force. Coming with a lifetime warranty on the baseplate it’ll stand up to whatever abuse you throw its way, and speaking from experience we can tell you the straps are super comfy and lock you down like a limpet. There’s also enough response for hanging onto icy pipe walls, yet enough flex to get your Ingemar on. Check em.

€199.00

www.unionbindingcompany.com

14. Prior

Khyber

150/156/160/165/170

An ‘all-mountain freestyle board’ is all well and good, but if you’re solely setting your sights on chucking house-sized roosters, slashing through secret tree runs and riding lines, a pow-specifi c shred stick should be on your list. They don’t come much fi ner than Prior’s Khyber, with its reverse camber, tapered tail, generous sidecut and wide nose providing awesome fl oat and manoeuvrability on dump days. It’ll get the job done on harpack too so if you steer clear of the park check this surfy mother out. Also available in regular camber.

€475.00

www.priorsnowboards.com

15. Oxbow

Rene Wmns

We’ve heard that the ‘little black number’ is something all girls want to whip out every once in a while, and Oxbow’s Rene taps into this sweeping man-mind generalisation of ours but adds some bang in the process. Look closer and there’s a fi ne embroidery designs all over it to give it some pop, but it’s not all about subtle styling: it’s designed with a shred-friendly cut, there’s a removable hood and powder skirt, vents, Lycra cuffs and three inner pockets, plus the 10K fabric, taped seams and waterproof zips will keep you sealed in from the elements like a parrot with clipped wings.

€255.00

www.oxboworld.com

Welcome back to our daily review of the 12 months that made up 2010. After the Olympic month of February and the TTR title fight in March you would have thought things were rather mellow in April. But in retrospect it wasn’t only the Eyjafjallajökull volcano that exploded that month…

APRIL

April seemed to be the month for snowboard teasers. The Sandbox teaser dropped, the teaser for the Buffalo session at Cerler was released, and so was the Sanesation trailer, the so-fresh-it-drops-in-2011 Rome movie The Shred Remains and the Finnish Unionfive teaser.

Then the Intercrew comp goes down in Chamrousse and the Twisted Tricks session in Tourmalet, which maybe made April more of a late contest month. Further proof was added with the Absolut Park Spring Battle, the Ride Shakedown in Canada, the PBRJ in Laax, and the legendary Onboard/Vans Junk & Funk comp (it is so legendary not even a video exists of it). And of course there’s still the Wängl Tängl – Europe’s true indie comp. Here’s the Highlights Show.

In other event news Roope Tonteri became World Rookie Champion, again, and Enni Rukajärvi continued her winning streak at the Oakley Girlssession in Finland. Oh, and there were a few noteworthy team trip edits: The Head Team went to the US. The Völkl team travelled to Spain, and the Nitro team did Bulgaria.

Regarding riders and their antics the month saw a lot of videos, and interviews: Kazu and Torstein ripped Northstar. We caught up with Marco Smolla. Elias Elhardt curtailed his winter. And we spent a whole day with Mario Käppeli.

What else? The Grenade Games went down again, almost half of our team went to the Kamp K2 and is still stoked about it. Martin Kalliola became the Horsefeathers King of S.N.O.W., the Rookie Fest highlights dropped, the DC Monster session went down in France, the second teaser for the Peace Process drops, and finally the Vans Dawn of the Shred movie got a whole island excited.

See you tomorrow for the month that was May 2010…

The Cashew

Völkl Snowboards won the Ecological Innovation Prize of the EuroSIMA Industry Awards this year with their eco-friendly snowboards.

The boards Cashew, Yavana (2010), and Vice SQD (2011) stand for ecologically sensitive production. These snowboards have a tear-resistant hemp/linen top instead of a plastic topsheet and also have flexible wooden sidewalls instead of normal plastic ones. This alone saves more than 400 gram of plastic for every board. Additionally the use of synthetic resin and other toxic materials were reduced to a minimum. Even the base is more ecological now. It consists of 80% recycled base material and even the steel edges are made of renewable resources.

Find out more about sustainability and eco-friendly production on the Völkl Greenpage

The Yavana

Check out the Völkl crew hitting up the beach on their annual summer surf camp.

Team Austria's winning entry.

Stefan Voitl’s Team Austria won the snowboard finals of the 2010 Snowpark Rally at Kitzsteinhorn.

For the last time this winter, the Völkl Snowpark Rally 0910 announced: “Mission accomplished!” Last weekend, Team Austria with Stefan Voitl, Michael Scharner and Johannes Gruenbichler took victory at the snowboard finals of this season’s ultimate online photo competition at the Kitzsteinhorn.

During the winter months, three missions had been issued on www.snowparkrally.com. At these qualification rounds, the participants had to upload their pictures to the website where a jury chose the respective winners. For the finals, the three victorious crews now changed from virtual to real mode and met at Zell am See- Kaprun, Austria, to shoot the ultimate picture of the winter.

Second place for the Swiss team.

“Two in one!” – this was the final mission for the three crews from Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. After some fun runs together at the Kitzsteinhorn they began to look for the ideal spot to take their picture. A Völkl pro rider assisted each crew and thanks to their experience, Chris Kröll (AUT), Michi Stanschitz (AUT) Cristina Monclús (ESP) and Aline Bock (GER) were able to give the participants some useful tips. After three days of hard work, the crews finally delivered their best shot to the jury on Sunday at high noon.

With their creative shots the riders gave the judges a hard time to choose the winners. In the end, Team Austria with Stefan Voitl, Michael Scharner and Johannes Gruenbichler took victory with a sensational night shot. Second place went to Team Switzerland with Corinne Suter, Carlo Schmid and Matthias Indermuehle who presented an innovative obstacle. Team Slovenia with Rene Strgar, Zigo Erlac and Anze Susa took third. Team Austria won a surf trip with the Völkl pros to the All Inclusive Völkl Team Week 2010. The other crews were rewarded with highly sought after non-cash prizes by Völkl. After the prize-giving, a relaxed Public Bag Jump Session rounded off this eventful weekend.

Team Slovenia came in 3rd place.

More information: www.bagjump.com and www.snowparkrally.com